The story of the Queensway and Kingsway road tunnels, together
known as the Mersey Road Tunnels, is a story of progress and growth
as the area around them developed and changed. No tunnel of
comparable diameter had been built before, and nothing matched its
length or its complexity. Once completed, despite fierce opposition
from the powerful and persuasive rail industry, this incredible
feat of engineering was dubbed 'the eighth wonder of the world' in
some corners. Work started on the tunnels when, on 16 December
1925, Princess Mary set the pneumatic drills in motion to enable
the first shaft to be dug on the surviving portion of the Old
Georges Dock. Similar excavations were happening on the Birkenhead
side at Morpeth Dock. Excavation was made using a combination of
drilling and explosives and up to 1,700 men worked on the tunnel
simultaneously. With a range of rare and historic photographs,
Peter Jackson-Lee tells the fascinating story of these iconic and
important tunnels that remain one of the finest achievements in
engineering to come out of Liverpool and Merseyside.
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